Dauphin County Bridge No. 27

Dauphin County Bridge No. 27
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Deibler's Dam Road (Mahantango Creek Road) across Mahantango Creek, Mifflin Township and Lower Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°37′33″N 76°51′21″W / 40.625833°N 76.855748°WCoordinates: 40°37′33″N 76°51′21″W / 40.625833°N 76.855748°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Built by	Chambersburg Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Other, Metal Truss Bridge
NRHP Reference #	93000720[1]
Added to NRHP	August 2, 1993

Dauphin County Bridge No. 27, also known as Seaman Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge spanning Mahantango Creek at Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It has a single span, 162.5-foot-long (49.5 m). The bridge was constructed in 1896, by the Chambersburg Bridge Company, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 1978. After petitions from local residents, it was reopened, but closed again to vehicular traffic in 1983 and to pedestrian traffic in 1992 due to deterioration.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cathy Ann Weaver (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dauphin County Bridge No. 27" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-13.